The international art exhibition Voices of [h]eritage, The exhibition, on display from March 19 to April 10 at the La Capilla Art Space of the University of La Laguna, is the final result of the work developed within the framework of the Combined Intensive Programme (BIP). Heritage and Creativity for Inclusion, driven by the European alliance STARS EU through its Thematic Interest Group (TIG) in Arts and Creative Industries.
This program, aimed at teachers, researchers, and professionals in the arts, held its in-person meeting in Tenerife. It was coordinated by Noemí Peña, organizer of the meeting, co-leader of Thematic Interest Group (TIG) Art and Creative Industries The Vice Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts brought together participants from various countries in a hybrid work environment that combined online sessions with an intensive week of collaboration. The meeting allowed participants to explore the possibilities of cultural heritage and creativity as tools to promote inclusion, especially regarding the exchange of methodologies, experiences, and artistic practices.
In this context, Voices of [h]eritage It is presented as the culmination of this collective process: an exhibition showcasing artistic results and highlighting the research-creation processes developed during the BIP. The works exhibited at La Capilla are the direct result of the projects and working dynamics developed during the meeting in Tenerife, and reflect diverse approaches to the concept of heritage, understood not only as a living space for interpretation, dialogue, and critical intervention.
The exhibition features projects that emerged from workshops, collaborative sessions, and cultural activities held during the program, addressing issues such as memory, identity, territory, and forms of cultural transmission. Furthermore, it serves as a space where artistic practice and pedagogy converge, demonstrating how learning can unfold through shared creative processes.
From Tenerife to Opava
This exhibition project has an international dimension that extends beyond Tenerife. As a continuation of the work developed within the framework of TIG, the experience has led to a second exhibition, Pedagogy as Art, Art as Pedagogy, recently held at the University of Silesia in Opava (Czech Republic), within the framework of the STARS EU Annual Conference.
Noemí Peña presents certificates to the participating students.
This exhibition presents the artistic work of teachers and researchers involved in the group, with works from different countries and institutional contexts, but this time from a perspective more focused on the relationship between pedagogy and artistic practice. Although both exhibitions are two interconnected manifestations of the same process—a pedagogical and artistic laboratory, and education in a space of critical experimentation—it is, in Voices of [h]eritage, where this process finds its first public manifestation.
Spanish 
English 
French